How to downgrade from 2.9.14 BETA back to 2.8.24

RouterOS General
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I successfully downgraded from 2.9.14 BETA back to 2.8.24

FTP to the radio
Upload all the 2.8.24 files to the router
Log off the FTP connection
Do Not reboot yet

Winbox into the router
Go to system package list
Highlight all 2.9.14 files
Delete the files

Reboot the router
All IP Addresses and Bridge Data were intact in my case

I had 2 wireless cards (Atheros) in my router
I did not see them in the interface window after reboot
I FTP’d back into the router and saw some files were still there (not yet loaded)
I rebooted the router from winbox and the files loaded.
Afterwards the wireless cards showed up in the interface window
I then needed to re-program both wireless interfaces

Be sure to check all your settings:
I found DHCP server settings I needed to remove
Also look for firewall settings
Then reboot the router again

Success!

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Thanks for the tip but why did you downgrade, just curious.

Ult

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I downgraded to find out what the problem was that someone posted on the forum.
:sunglasses:

4

hello .. i tried this but it failed . the router said it was installing packages
then rebooted now just sits there . tried it on the two routers i was test in beta 14 .

talked to MT the wanted to know what type of equipment i was running .

DFI motherboard 128 sdram with cf card CN9 radio and on board nic

Randy

5

I need downgrade from 2.9.16 beta to 2.8.26 but Mikrotik says:

11:23:55 system,warning omitting package system-2.8.26: newer package system-2.9beta16 is already installed
11:23:55 system,warning omitting package advanced-tools-2.8.26: newer package advanced-tools-2.9beta16 is already installed
11:23:55 system,warning omitting package arlan-2.8.26: it is already installed
…

6

you can’t downgrade the same way as you upgrade. downgrade is a risky process and involves reinstalling

7

Hi,i have remote routers with 2.8.24 or 2.8.26 and wish upgrade to last beta RC1.
Stay all settings after upgrade??? …routers is very long way.


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security settings will break in my experience

Regards